Reel.



E. G. THOMSEN.

REEL.

ArPLIoATIoN FILED MBA, 1910.

' 965,254. Patented July 26, 1910.

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ERNEST Gr'. THOMSEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 4, 1910. Serial No. 547,234.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST G. TrIoMsEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in reels, the object of theinvention being to provide a reel especially designed for winding laces,ruching, and other dry goods thereon, and which is composed entirely ofpaper, yet strong and durable in use and extremely cheap to manufacture.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaim. Y

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l, Fig. 2, is a view inlongitudinal section, and Fig. 3, is a view in cross section.

l, l, represent the flat sides of the reel, which are preferably ofheavy cardboard, and which are connected by a body 2. The body 2, isalso of cardboard, and is bent in a rectangular form as illustrated,comprising a single piece of cardboard scored at the angles of therectangular body, and having one end 3, glued to the other end of thecardboard, so that the body will be securely held in rectangularformation. Flanges or flaps et, are bent outward from the edges of thebody 2, and are glued to the sides l. At each end of body 2, my improvedend pieces 5, are secured, and each end piece comprises a single stripof cardboard having two folds therein, the distance between the foldsbeing greater than the distance between the folds and the end, so thatwhen the ends 6, 6, are glued together, the intermediate portion will bebulged outward in curved form as shown, and when the ends are glued tothe ends of the body 2, t-he body will be provided with rounded Iends toform a continuous smooth surface on which the laces, ruchings or drygoods are wound.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within'the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A reel composed entirely of cardboard, consisting of two fiat piecesforming sides, a body composed of a single piece of cardboard bent intorectangular form, a tab on one end of the body glued against the innerface of one side of the body, said sides of the body being smooththroughout, end pieces composed of cardboard folded at two points, theend portions glued together and to the ends of the body, and theintermediate portions bulged outward forming curved ends on the body,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST G. THOMSEN. Witnesses:

R. H. KRENEEL, C. E. Porrs.

